r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Feb 19 '25

Wholesome Moments Her 85-year-old neighbour hand-delivered an invitation to his birthday party.

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u/ibeeflower Feb 19 '25

I had to stop watching because I was bawling and I’m sick. So incredibly sweet and beautiful in a time where everything is so darn ugly.

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u/StopStalkingMeMatt Feb 19 '25

Feel better soon! 💛

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u/ibeeflower Feb 19 '25

Thank you!

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u/TheArmadilloAmarillo Feb 20 '25

Hydrate and rest friend! Being sick sucks.

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u/ibeeflower Feb 20 '25

Thank you! Good advice. I’ve been on best rest since Monday trying to get rid of this pneumonia.

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u/Mostlymadeofpuppies Feb 19 '25

I’m going to blame the baby I’m growing for my crying. I just adore Doug.

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u/No-Possibility4586 Feb 19 '25

Congratulations and feel better. I haven’t grown a baby in 25 years and still cried

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u/ibeeflower Feb 19 '25

Aww congratulations on the baby! I adore Doug too. I’d love to have a neighbor like him.

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u/Mostlymadeofpuppies Feb 19 '25

Thank you! Hopefully some day my husband and I can be the Doug’s of our neighborhood when we can buy a house.

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u/Then_Hearing_7652 Feb 19 '25

We all want connection. Society is frayed. This country is destroying itself from the inside out. My grandpa would be 109 if he were alive today. He knew every neighbor of his. There was community. It would be mind blowing to him that you could not know your next door neighbor, now that’s the norm.

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u/ibeeflower Feb 19 '25

Aww that’s a beautiful story about your grandpa. My parents are elderly (dad is 83) and they know their neighbors and kids very well. They all exchange food, invite each other to celebrations, and generally just care about each other. I don’t have that sort of dynamic with my neighbors. I tried waving at them when we moved in, introduced ourselves, and have been ignored. So my husband and I just keep to ourselves , but it’s not what I grew up with either.

I do think we want connection and I commend Doug for doing something like this and putting himself out there.

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u/1057-cl121v3 Feb 19 '25

My wife pooped out our 3rd baby 2 months ago, he just started noticing the world around him and smiling and cooing at everything, particularly ceiling fans. His older brother was also bffs with Fanny McSpinnyface, I don’t know what it is but babies love them.

Eventually you’ll get to the “dada, I love you. You’re my best friend.” And getting called a superhero when a boo-boo needs kissing.

It’s hard work doing what you’re doing and it’s going to get even harder when yours gets here but it’s so so worth it and they are so amazing.